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|literal english=Eight Gates
|literal english=Eight Gates
|english tv=The Eight Inner Gates
|english tv=The Eight Inner Gates
|users=Might Duy, Might Guy, Rock Lee, Kakashi Hatake, Shinnō~movie
|users=Might Duy, Might Guy, Rock Lee, Kakashi Hatake, Shinnō~movie, Metal Lee~anime
|teams=Suicide Corps
|teams=Suicide Corps
|debut manga=85
|debut manga=85

Revision as of 06:17, August 12, 2018



Opening the gates is a difficult feat even for the most talented ninja, as Kakashi, a talented ninja himself, was surprised to find out that at that time, a 13-year-old Rock Lee could open as many as five of them.[1] By the age of 17, Lee was able to open six gates,[2] and later as an adult in the anime, he was able to open the seventh gate.[3] Rock Lee's son, Metal, is able to open up to the third gate, though only under Nue's influence. Might Guy, who taught Lee the skill, is able to open all eight, just like his father, Might Duy. Kakashi Hatake can open at least one gate, as shown during his one-handed rock climbing where a shot of his brain shows the relevant point activating,[4] as well as in his usage of the Front Lotus in the anime.[5][6] Madara Uchiha knew about the red steam of the eighth gate and commented that it was rare to fight a user of the Eight Gates Released Formation, indicating that there were other users of this technique before Might Duy.[7][8]


The state of having all Eight Gates open is known as Eight Gates Released Formation. Any shinobi who activates this state temporarily gains power a hundred times greater than their normal level, but will die because of the damage done to their body.


Chakra Gates

The Eight Gates.

  8. The Gate of Death (死門, Shimon), located at the heart, requires the user to stab their chest with their thumb to direct the chakra to the tenketsu. Once opened, the user will enter what's known as the Eight Gates Released Formation. Opening this gate will cause the user's blood to emanate a flaming aura of red steam, the so-called Steam of Blood (血の蒸気, Chi no Jōki) from all pores of their body, hair, and eyebrows. Releasing this gate uses up all of the body's energy while making the heart pump at maximum power. Exceeding the power of every other gate, the user is temporarily granted approximately a hundred times their normal power, far beyond that of the five Kage. Once activated, those who are capable can perform the Evening Elephant and the Night Guy. The side effect of opening this gate is that it comes at the expense of the user's life, causing the user to crumble to ash after their chakra runs out, having virtually cooked themselves from the inside-out. This is unlike opening the other gates, which simply injure or damage the body.[10]


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See Also


  1. Naruto chapter 85, page 5
  2. Naruto chapter 669, page 8
  3. Naruto: Shippūden episode 495
  4. Naruto chapter 93, pages 8-9
  5. Naruto: Shippūden episode 3
  6. Naruto: Shippūden episode 85
  7. Naruto chapter 667
  8. Naruto chapter 669
  9. Naruto chapter 507, page 7
  10. Fourth Databook
  11. Naruto: Shippūden episode 237